- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Anna R., a non-Jew, who was born in Passau, Germany in 1960. Ms. A. recounts not learning about World War II; winning an essay contest which required research on local war history; learning of the Nazi past and the existence of a camp in Passau; being sued for libel as a result of her research; assistance from a supreme court judge who later wrote the preface to her book; settling the suit upon his advice; local people openly admitting their Nazi pasts; local hostility; protesting large neo-Nazi meetings (David Irving was a featured speaker although it was illegal for him to be in Germany), display of the swastika, and singing of Nazi songs; calling in the international press; her parents' support despite their political conservatism; and leaving Germany. She discusses her appearance on "60 Minutes" and a film based on her experiences ("The Nasty Girl").
- Author/Creator
- R., Anna, 1960-
- Published
- New Haven, Conn. : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 2001
- Interview Date
- January 25, 2001.
- Locale
- Germany
Passau
- Cite As
- Anna R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4101). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Laub, Dori, interviewer.
Baer, Ulrich, interviewer.
- Notes
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Related publication: Pocking : Ende und Anfang : jüdische Zeitzeugen über Besiegte und Befriete / Anna Rosmus. -- Konstanz : Labhard, c1995.
Related publication: Was ich denke / Anna E. Rosmus. Originalausg. -- München : Goldmann,c1995.
Related publication: Anna Rosmus, die "Hexe" von Passau : Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, wächst kein Gras / Hans-Dieter Schütt. -- Berlin : Dietz, c1994.
Related publication: Das schreckliche Mädchen [The nasty girl] / Sentana Filmproduction in association with ZDF ; directed, written by Michael Verhoeven; produced by Michael Verhoeven, Michael Senftleben. --Germany : Filmverlag der Autoren, c1989.
